Public Service Commission, West Bengal conducts the Miscellaneous Services Recruitment Examination to recruit candidates for various posts. It takes place annually or when the Commission announces the date. The Miscellaneous exam is a 3-stage examination - Preliminary, Final, and Personality Test.
Candidates are advised to keep a check on the official website of the Commission for regular updates.
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION 2019 – IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING PERSONALITY TEST (ADVT NO 13/2019):
List of eligible candidates for Personality Test of Miscellaneous Services Recruitment Examination 2019 (Advt no 13/2019) is going to be published very soon.
Personality Test is likely to begin on and from 23rd June, 2022.
Please follow Commission’s website for further information.
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION, 2019 – LIST OF CANDIDATES BEING CALLED FOR THE PERSONALITY TEST (ADVT. NO. 13/2019)
Download The List Of Candidates
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION 2019 – SCHEDULE OF PERSONALITY TEST& IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING INTERVIEW (ADVERTISEMENT NO. 13/2019)
Please follow the links to access the Personality Test and Interview Details:
Download An_20220608160600_Schedule_MSRE19 – Personality Test
Download An_20220608164941_Choicesheet_AnnexureC_Information_MSRE2019 – Interview Details
PSC MISC 2018 – LIST OF CANDIDATES RECOMMENDED FOR APPOINTMENT TO DIFFERENT POSTS / SERVICES (AGAINST NON-JOINING VACANCIES) ADVT. NO. 29/2017:
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION 2019 – LIST OF ALL CANDIDATES ON THE BASIS OF THE RESULTS (PRELIMINARY) AGAINST ADVT. NO. 13/2019:
PSC MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION, 2019 – MARKS OF THE CANDIDATES WHO APPEARED IN THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION & CALLED FOR PERSONALITY TEST (ADVT. NO. 13/2019):
PSC MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION, 2019 – IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: LIST OF CANDIDATES WHO HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED AS INELIGIBLE (ADVT. NO. 13/2019)
PSC MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION, 2019 – LIST OF CANDIDATES RECOMMENDED FOR APPOINTMENT TO DIFFERENT POSTS/SERVICES ON THE BASIS OF THE RESULTS (ADVT. NO.13/2019)
PSC MISC. SERVICES RECTT. EXAM., 2018 – LIST OF CANDIDATES RECOMMENDED AGAINST NON-JOINING VACANCIES ON THE BASIS OF THE RESULT:
7 days a week by HO and Branch faculty
Limited batch size with personalised attention
Interview Preparation
Online + Offline
Once Month
All Study material and handouts in PDF format
Weekly M100 Test + Descriptive Test (Online)
Optional subject as add-on
One-on-One online apointment with the teacher, once a month
100+ hours of introductory and advanced levels
2-3 days a week by HO and Branch faculty
Optional Included
Printed Study material and handouts
Classroom
Weekly M100 Test(Classroom) + Descriptive Test (Online)
One-on-One appointment with the teacher as required by students
Interview Preparation
As required by students
Concession in age
S.C. & S.T. candidates can get an age relaxation of 5 years and B.C. (Non-creamy layer) candidates are eligible for 3 year age relaxation. In the case of Persons with Disabilities (PWD), the upper age limit is 45 years. S.C./S.T./B.C. candidates of other States shall be treated as general candidates and no relaxation is applicable for them.
Miscellaneous 2019 Cutoff
Category | Cutoff (Marks %) |
General | 58.3334 |
SC | 50.3334 |
ST | 37.0000 |
OBC-A | 53.0000 |
OBC-B | 55.6667 |
PH(LV) | 55.6667 |
PH(HI) | 30.0000 |
PH(LD&CP) | 46.0000 |
MSP | 35.3334 |
Prelims exam is a screening test to shortlist candidates for the Final Exam. Candidates who qualify the Final Exam are eligible for the Personality Test. Final Merit List will be prepared on the basis of the total marks obtained in the Final Exam and that is obtained in the Personality Test taken together.
The complete Miscellaneous exam pattern is discussed below.
Prelims Exam
Final Exam
The exam consists of 3 papers of Conventional type questions and the exam of all 3 papers is held on the same day. The details of subject, marks and time duration for 3 papers are provided below.
Paper | Subject | Full marks | Duration |
Paper-I | English | 150 | 1.5 hour |
Paper-II | Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali/ Santhali | 150 | 1.5 hour |
Paper-III | General Studies and Arithmatic | 150 | 2.5 hour |
Some important points regarding Final Exam
Candidates with locomotor disability/cerebral palsy/low vision will be allowed compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour.
Personality Test
The Commission has announced that the interview of the Miscellaneous 2018 examination will be taken in online mode. The following things to be noted:
The above mentioned documents have to be produced before a Group-A officer and a certificate in the format provided at ‘Annexure-B’ has to be obtained from the officer and needs to be uploaded at the official website of Commission along with the scanned copies of the above-mentioned certificates/documents.
Paper-I and Paper-II Syllabus for Final Exam
Paper | Subject | Syllabus |
Paper-I | English | Report writing, Summary/Precis writing, Translation from Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santhali to English |
Paper-II | Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali/ Santhali | Report writing, Summary/Precis Writing, Translation from English to Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santhali, Grammar |
Sl. No. | Post | Pay Scale |
1 | Assistant Child Development Project Officer | PB-3 (Rs. 7100-37600/- with Grade Pay Rs. 3900/-) |
2 | Disaster Management Officer/Block Disaster Management Officer | PB-3 (Rs. 7100-37600/- with Grade Pay Rs. 3900/-) |
3 | Block Youth Officer/ Municipal Youth Officer/Borough Youth Officer | PB-3 (Rs. 7100-37600/- with Grade Pay Rs. 3900/-) |
4 | Block Welfare Officer/Welfare Officer | PB-3 (Rs. 7100-37600/- with Grade Pay Rs. 3900/-) |
5 | Inspector, Backward Classes Welfare | PB-3 (Rs. 7100-37600/- with Grade Pay Rs. 3900/-) |
6 | Assistant Agricultural Marketing Officer | PB-3 (Rs. 7100-37600/- with Grade Pay Rs. 3900/-) |
7 | Assistant Programme Officer | PB-3 (Rs. 7100-37600/- with Grade Pay Rs. 3900/-) |
8 | Controller of Correctional Services | PB-3 (Rs. 7100-37600/- with Grade Pay Rs. 3900/-) |
9 | Inspector of Agricultural Income Tax | PB-3 (Rs. 7100-37600/- with Grade Pay Rs. 3900/-) |
10 | Consumer Welfare Officer | PB-3 (Rs. 7100-37600/- with Grade Pay Rs. 3900/-) |
11 | Saving Development Officer | PB-3 (Rs. 7100-37600/- with Grade Pay Rs. 3900/-) |
12 | Posts in West Bengal Subordinate Labour Service | PB-3 (Rs. 7100-37600/- with Grade Pay Rs. 3600/-) |
13 | Auditor of Co-operative Societies | PB-3 (Rs. 7100-37600/- with Grade Pay Rs. 3600/-) |
14 | Assistant Auditor, Board of Revenue | PB-3 (Rs. 7100-37600/- with Grade Pay Rs. 3600/-) |
15 | Extension Officer, Mass Education Extension | PB-3 (Rs. 7100-37600/- with Grade Pay Rs. 3600/-) |
16 | Lady Extension Officer, Mass Education Extension | PB-3 (Rs. 7100-37600/- with Grade Pay Rs. 3600/-) |
17 | Assistant Controller of Correctional Services | PB-3 (Rs. 7100-37600/- with Grade Pay Rs. 3600/-) |
18 | Investigating Inspector | PB-3 (Rs. 7100-37600/- with Grade Pay Rs. 3600/-) |
19 | Revenue Inspector | PB-3 (Rs. 7100-37600/- with Grade Pay Rs. 3600/-) |
** Men are not suitable for the post of Lady Extension Officer, Mass Education Extension.
Regular practice of the Miscellaneous test series ensures that you consistently revise the syllabus and plan the best manner to attempt the question paper.